Interlocking end iron for sectional furniture.



.No. 883,765. I I PATENTED APR. 7, 1903. I I G. W. VOSMBR.

'IN-TERLOGKINGEND IRON FOR SEGTIONAL FURNITURE.

APPLIOATION FILE-I) an". 27 1908.

.UNITED STAE31 PATENTDFFIGE.

GEORGE W. VOSMER, OF COVlNGlON, KEN'TllCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THE GLOBEJVERNICKE COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A (.ORPORATION OF OHIO.

INTERLQCKING END neon non sEcrrIonAL FURKITURE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 7, 1908.

Application filed. January 27, 1908. Serial No. 412,809.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE W. VosMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Covmgton, in the county of Kenton and State of -Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Interlocking End' Irons for Sectional Furniture, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanymg drawing, forming part of this specification.

that class of sectional furniture most commonly known as sectional bookcases, wherein two or more sections or units are arranged ad acent to each other, each unit hemg rovided with a male and female interloc ring device, one at each end, so that when prop-- erly arranged the, units interlock to form a substantial structure; and It has for its object the provision of means for securing these I interlocking male and female attachments to :the units in such manner that they will not become detached from the units in the ordinary handling of the same when in use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specificallyfpointcd out in the claims.

' In theaccompan'ying drawing: F igure 3. is a perspective inverted broken view of the bottom and end of a bookcase unit showing an end iron attached thereto and carrying'the female interlockingmember, the same being constructed and attached according to my invention, Fig. 2 is a broken side elevation of the interlocking end iron, shown in Fig. l,

fastening piece omitted. Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2,.fasten1ng piece inserted. Fig. 4 IS a plan view of the attaching piece.

I The same numerals of reference are used to indicate dentical parts in all the figures.

l-Ieretofore in the construction and attachment of interlocking end irons to sectional bookcases and the like, the great trouble hasbeen to so secure the end irons that when the bookcases are filled with books and are placed together or removed, one from the other, the

the possibility of tearing the end irons from their fastenings is rendered remote or en- My invention relates to the construction of.

' slot 6 when introduced therein.

tirely-rcmoved and this endl accomplishin the following manner.

In Fig. 1, 1 represents the front bottom strip and 2 the rear bottom-strip of the ordinary book case unit, While 3 represents one end thereof. Suitably secured to the ends and at the bottom of the units are the end HOIlS 4 which are provided'with interlocking male and female parts 5, (the female in this instance being shown) and through the interlocking parts and the end iron is a slot 6, shown clearly in F ig. 2, through which is introduced a fasteningpiece 7-, (Fig. 4) and this piece 7, which is preferablycut from flat stock is provided with extensions 8 which prevent the piece from passing through the- This piece 7 is provided, at the end opposite the extensions b, with an aperture, 9, which affords a means for holding the piece 7 in place. I

in installing my device the male or female interlocking pieces 5 are first riveted to the end irons 4' and then together with said end irons are perforated to form slot 6. The end irons "are then secured in the ordinary manner to the units, after which the fastening pieces 7 are introduced'into'the slots 6 ends suitable fastening medium, such as a nail or screw is passed through the aperture 9 and into the bottom strip 1 of the unit there by permanently securing thejnterlocking pieces and the end irons to the un1ts,1and 1n such manner that when several units are placed together and interlocked the bottom lines of force, but which subjects the fasten-.

ings to strains disposed along their lines of greatest res stance, as will be readily understood.

l-laving thus fully describcduny invention I claim:

1. In interlocking end irons for sectional furniture, the combination of a unit thereof, an end iron carrying an interlocking piece and secured to said unit, and a fastening piece passing through said end iron and interlocking iec e and secured to said unit, pi hein 'roi'ided with means for preventsubstantial y as described. 1' said en iron and interlocking plece from 10 2. In intfirloc 'b end. o'as for selcltion? belng withdrawn, substantially as described.

furniture, '0 0 com mation o a unit t ereo an end iron carrying an interlockil? iece and G O ME secured to said un t, and a. meta astening Witnesses: v

piece passing through a slbt in said end iron 7 E. IBLAGG,

and attached 'to said unit, said fastening LQUISE PLQGK. 

